Thiuvetriyur temple of Valmeeka Nadhar and Bagam piriyal

A small temple which cures diseases of the feet , brings together separated couples  and helps to get married soon

Thiuvetriyur temple  of Valmeeka Nadhar  and  Bagam piriyal

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

THiru vetriyur is a small village   in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu  ,From either Karaikudi   or  Madurai you can reach THiruvadanai  and Thiruvetriyur is 12 km from there  . The God presiding over the temple here  is Lord Shiva  with the name Valmeekanathar and Goddess  Parvathi is called Avirbaktha Nayagi    and called as  Bagam Piriyal

   There is a very interesting     story about the origin of the temple , WE all know that  Vamana   took the form of TRivikrama   and measured  all the worlds  in two steps and kept his   third step  on the head of Mahabali . Mahabali being a great  devotee , Dharma devatha   cursed   that  Lord Vishnu  should  develop   anthill like growth(cancer or Foot eczema ?)  on his feet. When he was not able to get cured of this it seems sage Narada   went to Kailasa   and represented the fact to Lord Shiva,  Lord Shiva instructed Lord Vishnu   to take bath   in all the 18 sacred theerthas   and reach the temple of Adhi rathneswarar  of THiruvadanai  , When Lord  Vishnu reached there  , in his dream Lord Shiva  instructed   hi to go to Thiruvetriyur and take bath   in the Vasuki theertha there  and hug and worship the Shiva linga there  , He also called mother Ganges    and requested to her to pacify   the Dharma  devatha,.. AS soon as Lord Vishnu worshipped the Shiva linga  called Valmeeka nathar (called in tamil as pazham puthu  nadhar) his  disease  disappeared.

     It seems sage Agasthya came to this place and worship the Lord Ganesa  below the   Ant hill  , This Ganesa is called Agasthya Vinayagar, People who have difficulty in fixing marriage  come here worship the Ganesa, bathe him in milk   and Offer a mangalya to the Nagar(snake statue) near by.

  The Goddess Avirbaktha Nayagi    called  Bagam piriyal, it seems never parts   from her lord  .It seems  by praying to her  husbands who have separated  from wives join back with them.  Vaery many  ladies come here  and worship her   to solve   all their  problems.The Goddess  is also called  Maruthuvachi amman(Goddess  doctor) .When some person has a poisonous insect bite it seems , he is immersed  in Vasuki theertha   and  Abhisheka is done to the Goddess   and gets completly cured

One of the major festival in this temple   is Poo choriyal, which is held on the last Monday of AAdi month.

The temple   is open from   6 Am to 12 noon   and from 4 Pm to 8 Pm.

From Madurai: 

                         come to thiruvadanai through thondi bus and get thiruvetriyur bus at thiruvadanai bus stand.

From Trichy: 

                  

                         Come to thiruvadanai through rameswaram bus and get thiruvetriyur bus at thiruvadanai bus stand.

ADDRESS FOR CONTACT

                  SREE VALMEEGANATHA SAMETHA PAGAMPIRIYAL AMMAN TEMPLE,

                  THIRUVETRIYUR & POST,

                  THIRUVADANAI TALUK,

                  RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT,

                  TAMILNADU, INDIA.

                  PIN - 623 407.